>>47181969>obvious best girlThere's only like 4 girls Ash would have a believable proactive relationship with. That's Giselle or Latias (the only two girls that he showed interest in by himself). He'd be also okay in a passive relationship with Miette or Anabel, they both seemed to be assertive and self aware enough to lead him into a relationship.
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Everything else is pointless shipbait speculation. Even if you were to argue for the yaoi, Ash x Child!Oak makes much more sense even though I don't think Ash is gay